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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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